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This place is simply awesome! i went there with a friend of mine, and the place is literally enormous! It is built around a number of islands in the centre of the place where there are chefs preparing food. Each island is dedicated to a certain type of country/menu. So you have an asian island with your sushi, and chinese dishes, and pho soup (made to order).. and you have an american island with your pizza, and burgers.. a european one with piri piri chicken, and other European dishes.
All unlimited eating for 2 hours and only 9.99 plus drinks.
Favorite Dish: the piri piri chicken was lovely! The 1/4 chicken is cooked right in front of you, and to the sauce that you like the best. The chicken was also super tender. very delicious! -
Ronnie's: In Thornbury
I couldn't put this in a Thornbury page as the location doesn't exist. Thornbury is a small town about 13 miles from the centre of Bristol and is served by a few bus routes.
We visited early November 2012 for our anniversary. Going inside and the look is modern, there's a bar and restaurant area downstairs and another seating are upstairs. We were sat upstairs where there's a lot of exposed brick and candles, I like that the food was served in interesting containers; different glass bowls, slate and lovely wooden boards.
Waiters were attentive and helped us decide on our desserts too!
Favorite Dish: I had Cured Salmon, crab, orange and lemon mayo £8 to start and my boyfriend had potted partridge with toast. Both were lovely, I liked the jelly on top of his partridge, served in a Kilner jar.
Main courses were Partridge, white fowl sausage, girolles, smoked fondant potato and madeira jus £17 for me and Venison Loin, ox cheek & risotto fritter, red cabbage, sweet potato and patty pan £19 for him. And again delicious they were too, how did they get the smoked flavour in the fondant potatoes I don't know but it tasted brilliant.
We had just enough space for dessert so I had Vanilla Panna Cotta with trio of stone fruits and plum gel £6.50 and he had Ronnie's Bread and Butter Pudding with apricot glaze £5, a very light and fluffy dish so not like the heavy home made versions. Mine was lovely, I really liked the stewed fruits in a cinnamon stew, mine also came with a mini cake and toasted pancake tuille.
To drink there was a good selection by the glass, I had a lovely rich red that made my nose go all stuffy! My boyfriend had a fresher sangiovese.- Food and Dining
The Villager: Homely, local and tasty
From the outside it looks a bit like someone's home but with larger windows. Walking in there's a mini-bar and a few tables and chairs, it instantly feels warm and cosy and non-corporate with lots of ecelctic decorations. We visited on a Friday evening in early November (2012) and the fire was on so we chose a table close-by.
A feature you see less and less now is that it's bring your own wine with only £2 corkage which was very handy, my boyfriend was driving and I don't drink much so it was handy to take the not empty bottle home.
The waitress was friendly and took our coats and gave us the menu and specials board.
My boyfriend had been before and didn't like the choice of sauces on offer with his steak so the chef came out and offered to cook whatever he wanted (red wine and mushroom) which he said was brilliant. A lovely touch.
Favorite Dish: I had crab and watercress risotto for a starter and my boyfriend had devilled kidney with toast both from the specials menu and they didn't disapoint. The kidney was very rich in a creamy, gravy sauce and my risotto was lovely and moist with nice lumps of crab meat.
Our mains were slow cooked pig cheeks for me and stuffed chicken breast for him with shared vegetables. My pig cheeks, well you didn't even need teeth to eat them they were so soft! Cooked with fennel and other vegetables made it a really different flavour. The side dishes were buttery, creamy mashed celeriac, crunchy roast potatos, red cabbage with raisins and green beans.
I was far too full to order dessert so had a peppermint tea but my boyfriend ordered Chocolate "Cup" filled with Yoghurt and Orange Cream, served with Ice
Cream and a bit of home-made toffee which was lovely.
The chef / owner came out to have a chat to another couple and we all got talking about local food, their business (going for 29 years), the food we'd eaten and it was lovely. Really interesting to hear about their specials which sell very well as specials but for some reason when put in the main menu don't sell as well. How they make everything themselves and try to buy local where possible, how they were picking the herbs from the garden a few hours ago.
I really enjoyed it here and would love to come back. It cost £45 for the both of us.- Food and Dining
A Costas coffee shop: Unecessary and unwanted.
The Gloucester Road, as noted elsewhere, is a fabulous streetfull of shops. Butchers, bakers and candlestick makers: purveyors of things you would never buy for yourself but make excellent presents (mostly tasteful and imaginative), a good selection of charity shops, and all the cafes you could shake a spoon at . All human life is here, and chainstores are scarce.
Since I'm not generally in the market for a coffee so close to home, I rarely patronise any of these (so no tips...yet, but all the ones I have used are good: they have to be or they go bust.) It's competitive, and the last thing the place needed was a representative of one of the ghastly chains of American-style 'coffee' shops. When it was announced that some stupid businessman with a complete lack of imagination and no understanding of the locale had applied to the council for planning permisson to open a Costas, my heart sank. For fear of the libel laws I will not say that the council is a hotbed of cronyism in this mason-ridden city: all I will say is that when I went into one of the cafes to sign the petition against it , I was told there was no petition....the request had not been granted. YESSSSSSS!
I was so surprised I had to buy a coffee and sit down. Black, absolutely right but the roast wasn't to my taste: I like a dark roast Italian. A full selection of papers to read, so I got to read an excellent obit of the guitarist from the Miracles and have a belly laugh at Steve Bell. Place next to the shop selling decorative toys for the under-threes, on the right going up from the Arches and before the corner with the (now closed) 'The Hobgoblin' pub on it.
The above was written in late October. Early December, the effing Costas opens. Without permission. The slimeball who own the franchise owns another in Bristol: also illegal. One wonder what the sneck the laws are for . Propping up the tottering system, that's what: somebody who was taking a photo of the place got rummaged by the feds who were watching over the place.
People are voting with their feet, and I hope that the loathsome owner drops a packet on it.
The star rating is for toothless planning laws as well as all chain coffee shops.
One the one side, Pembury Cycles. On the other, Tart! (cafe selling excellent cakes and pastries) . Just down the road from Cafe Blue and Lagoon. More or less opposite Zulu. A roaring trade it is doing, not.
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The Rummer Hotel: One of the City's Oldest Inns
The Rummer Hotel was the City's new Exchange in 1743 that fixed the old inn's name and present structure. The merchants of Bristol were looking for a suitable meeting place for discuss their business needs as Bristol was thriving in the merchant world.
John Wood designed the building and as well as playing a big part in his Exchange scheme and yet he wanted to rebuild the inn with its side entrance as well as a main one for the Exchange. The same site goes back as far the medieval times when inns began occupying the site. A lot of the interior today goes back the the 17th and 18th Century.
John Palmer signed a contract with the Postmaster General for the carriage of mail by coaches. The coaching Inn played a part on the London to Bristol route and The Rummer became Bristol's first inn. In August 1784 the first coach arrived at the Rummer Tavern after a 15 hour journey from London!
The Rummer played a big part of Bristol's history from the Elizabethan times to England's Civil War. The hotel was closed at the beginning of the 21st Century but reopened in December 2005 after not running for 8 years.
It a pleasant hotel with a bar and offers fine dining from brunch to Sunday roasts!
It's nice to talk a break from sightseeing to enjoy coffee and cake in Bristol Oldest inns!
Favorite Dish: I ordered an Americano coffee (1.85 gbp) and Courgette Cake (2.00 gbp). The courgette cake was delicious and reminds me a lot of carrot cake.- Historical Travel
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The Llandoger Trow: Great Traditional Fayre!
This historic pub with a Brewsters Fayre restaurant is adjacent to where I stayed. As I was under the weather at the time, I chose to eat there as I didn't fancy venturing out far for my evening meal.
The Landroger Trow dates back to the 17th Century where Captain Hawkins retired and ran the pub after sailing a Trow (a flat bottomed sailing barge) across the Severn between South Wales and Bristol. Llandoger is associated with Llandoger which had five gables and was situated besides the Welsh beck where ships from across the Severn were moored. The pub originally occupied one of the gables but subsequently occupied the remaining gables but one. However, during the bombing of World War II the two end gables were destroyed so only three remain today. Daniel Dafoe and Alexander Selkirk are part of the legends that is associated with the Llandoger Trow. It is believed that Dafoe and Selkirk (with the Robinson Crusoe connection) met there. There are also links to Robert Louis Stevenson.
Today there is a lively pub downstairs but I liked the rather quieter restaurant with its traditional refurbishings where I enjoyed my meal.
Favorite Dish: I ordered a mixed grill (rump steak, gammon, sausages, fried egg, chips, tomatoes and peas) with onions rings stack. This was accompanied with a large glass of white white (Pinot Grigrio).
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and will not hesitate to eat there again.
It came to 17 gbp including tip.- Food and Dining
Bella Italia: Always love Bella Italia!
Before I went to see Phantom at the Hippodrome I had dinner at Bella Italia and order two courses from the Lunch Menu Fisso which is available until 6.30 pm (although it has now changed from midday to 5.00pm with the new menu).
Favorite Dish: I had the Insalata Caesar (Caesar salad) as the starter and followed by a Bolognaise pizza. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal with a glass of Prosecco. It came around 15 gbp including service charge.- Food and Dining
Caffe Gusto: Great Hot Chocolate!
On my final morning in Bristol after I had done some sightseeing I stopped at this Bristol chain cafe for a hot chocolate. There are a number of branches in the city and its suburbs and some offer free WIFI.
This lovely cafe offers a range of sandwiches, cakes and their hallmark coffees and smoothies.
Favorite Dish: I ordered a delicious hot chocolate which cost me around 2.60 gbp. It cost more than an average hot chocolate but it was worth it!- Food and Dining
Mackenzies Cafe Bar: Cheap Takeaway Coffee!
This trendy South West chain Cafe Bar at the Watershed was offering cheap coffee at 75p. I was in a need of a caffeine fix so it was a good opportunity to purchase a takeaway. The Americano coffee came in good use although there was nothing special about it.
Favorite Dish: I just purchased a takeaway coffee.- Food and Dining
Delmonico: Anglo-French
Last ate here 27/06/2012.
We went here for two friend's Birthdays and there were 17 of us, we went for the mid-week offer (2 courses £15 or 3 for £20).
My boyfriend were the first to arrive so we were seated and asked if we wanted to order drinks; we got a bottle of Vega Del Rajo Rioja Tempranillo (£14.95) which was very nice. Everyone else started to arrive and presents were unwrapped and drinks imbued. Our orders were taken and the starter didn't take too long to arrive; great considering there were 17 of us and quite a few other full tables.
I was very impressed by the waiter as he knew which dishes belonged to which person.
It was very hot inside though, I couldn't finish my main as I was too hot! The outside weather wasn't great either; the hot and humid you get just before a storm which had an effect.
We split the bill and paid £22 each including tip.
Favorite Dish: I had calmari with a wedge of lemon and home made tarter sauce. Not like rubber bands at all, they had a slight sprinkle of paprika which went well. I tried my boyfriend's filo wrapped asparagus which had palma ham wrapped round which was delicious (£1 extra).
We were given enough time to digest when the main courses arrived.
The majority of us went for pork belly with a herb sauge, mash and gravy which was lovely, the skin wasn't quite crispy so I left that but the rest of it was delicious.
The salmon on a risotto base went down well too, as did a beef and chorizo chilli and a roast chicken breast with salad and chips.
I didn't have a dessert but did try a couple; the white chocolate and coconut cheesecake with chocolate sauce which was insanely sweet (some loved it, some couldn't get past one bite) and the warm sticky toffee pudding with rum raisin butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream which was very nice.- Budget Travel
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Bell's Diner: So good I almost cried
Located in the Montpelier area of Bristol I lived not too far away for three years and had never been before. When I mentioned to friends that I was going they all said something along the lines of 'Oh Bell's Diner, brilliant, it's been there for years'. After spending 3 hours there eating 6 courses I wish I knew about it before.
Walking in we were greeted and coats taken and shown to our seats in a candle lit corner (I was there with my boyfriend so this was appropriate) with snacks waiting for us already (cep mushroom popcorn and marmite cheese straws) we were given the menus and a while to choose our drinks; I had a kir wine, Andy the house red which we both lovely and served very quickly.
We were given a while longer and chose our starter and main and took in our surroundings properly. We were sat inside an old grocers (we asked the waitress who used to work for the original owner) that, 36 years ago, had been left with all fixtures and fittings so they had used them to full effect. The entrance had been taken over from an adjacent shop and turned into a bar / waiting area. I also overheard another couple come in, the lady was pregnant and the waiter / somelier asked if she wanted to know anything about the food and if there was anything specific she couldn't eat which was a nice touch (we were also asked at the time of booking whether we had any special dietary requirements).
I wouldn't say the restaurant would be good for anyone with mobility problems due to the narrow doorways and steps; one down to restaurant area and I think two up to the WC and further dining area.
Date of visit May 2012.
Before our starters arrived we were given mini oat cakes with a smoked yogurt and cucumber topping with a shot of still lemonade and fennel which really got the taste buds working.
I ordered parsley and oxtail tortelini with a horseradish puree, roasted salsify and pickled herbs, Andy the pigeon breast with a coffee crumb, jelly (I can't remember which flavour), sweetcorn and puree (I was obviously too taken with my own food to remember). Which were both delicious and so well balanced, no flavour out-did another, my (spinach) tortelini was lovely and rich, the horseradish not too strong and the salsify just gave it that something extra. The pigeon melted in your mouth, as did the jelly which really worked with it.
Favorite Dish: I'd finished the glass of wine I'd ordered at first and the somelier recommended one to go with my main which, I think, was from Armenia (not tried an Armenian wine before). It was lovely and smokey.
Our main courses then arrived; the duck breast, onion soubise (puree), sweetned, toasted hazelnut, and pickled pear for me and beef, bone marrow, wild garlic sauce, artichoke, and pink fur potato for Andy. Amazing, yet again everything went so well together, the sweet hazelnuts and sour pickled pear working so well with the duck and the beef was delicious!
Our arms were twisted even before we were given the dessert menu and, with the somelier's help chose a drink to go with them. We were given ample resting time and a shot of strawberry and Pimms sauce with cucumber and mint foam and lime dusting as an effective and surprising palate cleanser.
My toasted hay custard tart with pastry base, coffee smear, ice cream, sweet toasted walnuts and beer sorbet and Andy's chocolate brownie / millefoy, chocolate tuille filled with marshmallow ice cream, and chocolate sauce arrived as well as the madeira to go with mine and a Frence dessert wine for Andy's. They were also amazing, I wasn't sure about the walnuts but they weren't that wallnutty and added a desired crunch.
I was just in heaven the whole way through the evening. We were given a nice resting time and ordered tea (peppermint & normal) which came in a mini-teapot each with petit fours (chocolate macaroon, blackcurrent jelly, and fudge) to finish us off in a state of bliss.- Food and Dining
Easton Thali Cafe: Thali
There are a fair few Thali cafes in Bristol (Clifton, Montpellier, Totterdown and Easton) but the Easton one is the one I've been to the most. The company started with a stall at local festivals and has now opened the cafes, some of them just sell fish and vegetable dishes, some of them do meat too, they can still be seen at festivals.
They do a tiffin take away service too, you can buy one (or just provide your own) for 24.95 filled with a Thali and then refills start at 8.50.
Favorite Dish: What isn't my favourite? I've had Goan Fish Curry, Masala Dosa, Chowpatti Beach Snacks, Tarka Dahl, different Thalis usually washed down with either ginger beer, lime soda or a lassi.
I like the fresh salads and dips you get with most of the meals.- Food and Dining
The Bristolian: Bacon,sausage ad egg no more....
The Bristolian closed at the end of 2011. Sic transit gloria mundi. Victim ofthe Collape of the West. I'm not scrubbing the tip as a tribute to the place and to Cath, the owner and usually the fryer of your egg.
I am very fond of the Bristolian. It's not a greasy spoon, it's a Bristol Cafe, with a good ambience as well as good food. Tretchikoffs on the wall, an eclectic choice of music on the stereo, a sunburst clock on the wall forever stopped at ten to three (and is there honey still for tea?) and a good selection of reading matter, including the complete works of Joseph Conrad. I have to say that the service is ofen very slow (it's a Bristol Cafe, just chill It takes time because they're cooking it for you) but not by any means long enough to read The Secret Agent, let alone Nostromo.
The choice is fairly limited but all good: there's generally a special of the day, staples such as bacon sandwiches, very good mackerel pate with salad (omega 3 oils and vegetables) smoked salmon and scrambled eggs or the house speciality, the Bristolian breakfast: bacon, sausage, egg, beans, mushrooms tomato and sauteed potatoes. Available in small or large, which doubles up the sausages and bacon. Really there is no higher praise of a cafe than to say 'I'd eat the sausages'. And if you're a vegetarian (like both my boys) you can get a veggie version.
Favorite Dish: Well, I'm only small, and not really a Bristolian, so I go for the small Bristolian. An all-day breakfast that will keep you going all day. -
The Hatchet Inn: Oldest Inn
The Hatchet Inn is one of if not The Oldest Pub in Bristol. It has a great history and this old Tudor timbered house has probably the finest facade in Bristol although the interior has been ripped out and nothing much of note remains.
The Inn dates from 1606 and the building probably earlier than that but it has undergone some significant alteration (It is a grade II Listed Building) It has a fantastic 300 year old door that is said to contain layers human skin under it's tar coating.
The main part of the building was originally a small farm house in Frog Lane which was once the main route to the then remote village of Clifton and the pubs name is thought to originate from the axes (hatchets) that local woodsmen used in Clifton Woods.
Until the end of the nineteenth century it had large gardens with a cockpit for betting on the Cock fights that were popular at the time, In 1775 Samuel Maddock owned the Inn and it was known as No. 25 Frog Lane and buildings on each side of the Inn were hoses which turned into shops but these were demolished and the space left used to provide extensions to the Inn.
We had a drink here and shared a delicious combo for a late lunch. I would love to visit again for food or for a night out. The Pub is one of Bristols best Rock and Alternative Music Venues and regularly has live bands and DJ's in the evenings.- Music
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Pieminister: Everybody knows pies are round
Pieminster pies are another Bristol institution. The epicentre of the pie activity is their restaurant in Stokes Croft, but the pies are available for home consumption at various places and they have a small diner in the arcade of St Nicholas's market. As well as the piemobile which does the festival circuit.
A small but perfectly formed selection of pies, ranging from the traditional steak and kidney to such esoterica as a Thai green curry pie, served with mash, gravy and minted mushy peas. All using locally sourced and ethically produced ingredients.
This is a lunch stop: they close aroud seven in the evening.
Favorite Dish: Pies aren't the only option. You could have a sausage roll. But I'll go for the simple steak and kidney usually, mash and gravy, and I'll pass on the peas. But I'm sure they're good. That'll set you back £5.50.
Only cavil is the cutlery for takeaways. In line with the organic meat and local produce ethos, they provide wooden disposable cutlery: the heat and moisture of your pie will make them wilt until they are inapable of tackling the crust of youur pie.
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'It's bread that's square........
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sorry it has took me a while to get this thread up but her it is . this thread is for mom's of babies after a loss
ok today has been one really hard day my little girl is sick again this time with a cold and it has made her lose a good bit of weight she was 7 lbs 12ozs on monday and today she is 7 lbs 6 ozs i know that is not a really big loss but i dont like it she does not really want to eat i have took her to her peds but they told me she is ok but i dont feel she is she has been running a low grade fever for two days now and i dont know what else i can do been clean her noise out and keep her leveled to help it break up but she has such a bad cough
well here is an update they think my little girl might have whooping cough we just left her doc for thrid day in a row and she has been getting worse as the days goes by they did a test to check for it and i will know tomorrow if she has it and i was told if she does they are going to put her in the hospital
Big prayers for you that she is okay!
Uriver, I hope everything turns out ok!! (((hugs)))!!!!! My baby has a murmur they heard the day after she was born. They sent her for an echo and she has a hole between her ventricles. It's not affecting her right now so we're just watching it. She's supposed to have another echo when she turns 2 months. If it doesn't close they'll have to do surgery but they told us that most of them close on their own.
I hadn't really stopped bleeding but it had gotten down to brown mucus for the most part for a couple days. Then yesterday I started back up again. I think it's actually my cycle starting. :( I started by 6 weeks with all of my other babies but I had hoped it wouldn't this time. I'm 5 weeks and 3 days post partum today. *sigh*
Oh, I'm sorry she has RSV. :( My twin nephews are in the ICU right now with it. (They're 8 weeks.)
Hugs Uriver! My youngest has some cranial nerve damage but it isn't holding her back from meeting her milestones. Sorry you are having to go through this!
They're still there. One is still on O2 all the time and sitting up or his sats drop in the 80's. The other is not on O2 but hasn't gotten rid of his fever.
Uriver, thinking you and baby. ((Hugs)) I hope she plumps up quickly!!


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Bakery is just a hole in the wall. No place to sit, just a wall of shelves to hold the loaves and a glass case with cookies and a few cinnamon rolls. What it's about is the bread. They have that down! All dozen or so varieties of bread are delicious. Bread is great for toast and sandwiches. Highly recommended.
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The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.Ratings Breakdown: 3 Hold Rating(s), 2 Buy Rating(s)Consensus Rating:Hold (Score: 2.40)Consensus Price Target: $39.23 (15.12% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) Show: All Ratings For This Stock Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetDetailsShare1/6/2015ZacksUpgradeUnderperform -> Neutral$37.70View 11/10/2014TheStreetUpgradeHold -> BuyView 11/5/2014ZacksDowngradeNeutral -> Underperform$33.70View 11/4/2014Sterne AgeeUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$44.00View 7/30/2014ZacksUpgradeUnderperform -> Neutral$34.60View 4/21/2014Ned Davis ResearchUpgradeSell -> NeutralView 3/7/2014FBR Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetMarket Perform$32.00 -> $36.00View 1/23/2014TheStreetUpgradeHold -> BuyView 12/31/2013DA DavidsonReiterated RatingNeutral$30.00 -> $35.00View 12/12/2013TheStreetDowngradeBuy -> HoldView 12/5/2013Goldman SachsUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$32.00 -> $36.00View 11/5/2013FBR Capital MarketsReiterated RatingHold$32.00View 11/5/2013DA DavidsonLower Price TargetNeutral$33.00 -> $30.00View 9/10/2013FBR Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetMarket Perform$31.00 -> $32.00View 9/6/2013TheStreetDowngradeBuy -> HoldView 6/10/2013TheStreetDowngradeBuy -> HoldView 5/20/2013Goldman SachsUpgradeNeutralView 5/10/2013B&T MarketsLower Price TargetBuy$39.00 -> $36.00View 5/10/2013Sterne AgeeUpgradeUnderperform -> NeutralView 5/10/2013Goldman SachsUpgradeSell -> Neutral$26.00 -> $28.00View 4/8/2013Goldman SachsInitiated CoverageSell$26.00View (Data available from 2/1/2013 forward) Earnings History for Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetailsShare11/3/2014Q314$0.97$0.38$906.93 million$719.80 millionViewN/AView 8/1/2014Q214$0.25$0.34$640.16 million$585.90 millionViewN/AView 4/30/2014Q114($0.33)($0.49)$426.95 million$379.80 millionViewN/AView 2/27/2014Q413($0.03)$0.02$619.24 million$598.10 millionViewN/AView 11/4/2013Q313$0.78$0.28$900.80 million$741.60 millionViewN/AView 8/1/2013Q2 2013$0.32$0.07$659.68 million$550.20 millionViewN/AView 5/9/2013Q1 2013($0.20)($0.57)$353.93 million$378.70 millionViewN/AView 2/28/2013Q4 2012$0.62$0.46$609.91 million$504.80 millionViewN/AView 11/7/2012Q312$0.87$0.94$843.37 million$728.50 millionViewN/AView 5/7/2012($0.26)($0.31)ViewN/AView 11/2/2011$0.70$0.93ViewN/AView 8/3/2011$0.26$0.13ViewN/AView 5/5/2011($0.36)($0.24)ViewN/AView 2/23/2011($0.10)($1.32)ViewN/AView (Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Dividend History for Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA)AnnouncedPeriodAmountEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable DateShare12/19/2014quarterly$0.1312/29/201412/31/20141/15/2015 9/15/2014quarterly$0.139/26/20149/30/201410/22/2014 9/11/2014quarterly$0.139/26/20149/30/201410/15/2014 6/4/2014quarterly$0.136/26/20146/30/20147/15/2014 2/7/2014quarterly$0.133/27/20143/31/20144/15/2014 12/19/2013quarterly$0.1312/27/201312/31/20131/15/2014 9/12/2013quarterly$0.139/26/20139/30/201310/15/2013 6/5/2013quarterly$0.136/26/20136/28/20137/12/2013 1/17/2013quarterly$0.133/26/20133/29/20134/15/2013 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trading History for Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionSEC LinkShare12/10/2014James Hildebrand RobertsCEOSell7,983$36.25$289,383.75View 12/4/2014James D RichardsSVPSell5,000$35.79$178,950.00View 8/13/2014Rebecca Ann McdonaldDirectorSell6,886$34.41$236,947.26View 8/7/2014Michael Francis DonninoSVPSell10,000$33.17$331,700.00View 6/9/2014Gaddi H VasquezDirectorSell1,200$36.23$43,476.00View 6/6/2014Thomas Scott CaseSVPSell5,000$35.99$179,950.00View 5/12/2014Thomas Scott CaseSVPSell2,500$36.80$92,000.00View 3/13/2014James RichardsSVPSell6,500$37.73$245,245.00View 3/12/2014James Hildebrand RobertsCEOSell14,368$38.08$547,133.44View 3/7/2014William Glenwood DoreyDirectorSell40,000$38.59$1,543,600.00View 3/5/2014Michael Francis DonninoSVPSell10,000$37.86$378,600.00View 8/14/2013Michael Francis DonninoSVPSell3,000$29.44$88,320.00View 8/9/2013Michael Francis DonninoSVPSell2,000$30.18$60,360.00View 8/8/2013John Anthony FranichVPSell1,500$30.11$45,165.00View 8/5/2013John Anthony FranichVPSell5,000$32.12$160,600.00View 6/14/2013William Howard PowellDirectorSell10,000$29.82$298,200.00View 5/28/2013James Hildebrand RobertsCEOSell4,591$31.98$146,820.18View 5/24/2013James Hildebrand RobertsCEOSell10,098$30.91$312,129.18View 5/14/2013John Anthony FranichVPSell8,000$30.72$245,760.00View 3/13/2013Thomas Scott CaseVPSell4,650$31.18$144,987.00View 3/6/2013James D RichardsSVPSell5,000$31.81$159,050.00View (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) About Granite Construction Granite Construction Incorporated (Granite) is a diversified heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers in the United States. The Company operates in four segments: Construction, Large Project Construction, Construction Materials and Real Estate. The Company operates nationwide, serving both public and private sector clients. Within the public sector, it primarily concentrates on heavy-civil infrastructure projects, including the construction of roads, highways, mass transit facilities, airport infrastructure, bridges, dams and other infrastructure related projects. Within the private sector, it performs site preparation and infrastructure services for residential development, commercial and industrial buildings, and other facilities. It also has contractor-owned heavy construction equipment fleets in the United States. In December 2012, it purchased 100% interest of Kenny Construction Company (Kenny). Headlines: (1/30) The AIA Outlook for 2015 and 2016 Puts CES Synergies Right Where it Wants To Be (GVA, CESX, MTZ) (1/30) Granite Construction : Mathew C. 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By: dixie on May 27, 2010 - 9:09pm - Add new comment
Having been a civil servant for too many years to count, I am shocked that the county hasn't fired Mz Logan.
First she lied about her credentials, and then rehired a woman whom she knew had taken monies from the County, so why do we have to go thru all this mockery of an election which will cost the County money? Can somebody out there please explain WHY she can't be fired?
By: dixie on July 17, 2010 - 8:56pm - Add new comment
Last night as we were leaving Sea Pines at about midnight---my better half noticed ( I did not) 4 people on bicycles crossing 278 against a red light.
Had I been driving I know I would have hit one and then what? Ruin their life and mine because they were doing something so stupid? We couldn't tell if they were adults or not but I'm still shaken over what could have been had my husband been less alert.
By: dixie on July 17, 2010 - 8:59pm - Add new comment
By: dixie on March 28, 2011 - 1:38pm - Add new comment
Through the years I've had many, many Vets, but none charge like they do in the Bluffton/Hilton Head area. It is terrible.
We took a new kitty to be "fixed" and to get her shots from a local Veterinary hospital which charged $600.00. We were stuck and paid but now we need someone who doesn't think because we live in the area that we're automatically wealthy.
By: dixie on May 24, 2011 - 7:16am - Add new comment
It would be wonderful if the local churches would gather together as one to collect clothing and household goods for those who've lost all in Missouri and elsewhere.
St. Francis did get one truck to send to one of the stricken areas on the Mississippi and it would be great if ALL of the churches and the Temples would do the same.
We all have too much STUFF and could give away much without missing a thing.
By: dixie on July 28, 2011 - 8:30am - Add new comment
A politician is a politician is a politician!!!!!
What politician had the bright idea to turn an empty lot into a parking lot on Bridge Street? If we need that much parking for people who work or have errands there then move the whole darn building, but please, stop trying to turn Bluffton into a northern city. Isn't it bad enough that politicians are going to erect affordable housing in Bluffton?
Maybe our decision to move to Bluffton instead of Hilton Head was a mistake.
By: dixie on November 20, 2011 - 12:25pm - Add new comment
I have been driving around trying to find Self Help in Sheraton Park and can't locate it.
Is there somebody out there who can give me a location that isn't impossible to locate? My friends try to tell me that its "near Wallgreens" but I've driven around there so much people must think I'm a robber or something.
By: dixie on March 2, 2012 - 9:13pm - Add new comment
Where are Oprah---Sean Penn and the rest of the Lefties in Hollywood? Are they in hiding?
When Haiti had their problems who were the first on the scene? You guessed it , all of them begging for money and aid for Haiti. Well, we've had some terrible tornado's devastating towns in the mid-west and "no" haven't heard a sound from them.
Is this because the devastation is in the United States? Probably.
By: dixie on May 4, 2012 - 4:08pm - Add new comment
with Bluffton Today? Where have all the folks with interesting things to say gone?
All I read now are what amounts to ads from Petsmart and Jarm and that sort. What happened to all you Liberal's out there with your pithy little sayings at the end of your messages?
Has everyone faded out of sight? Please come back Liberals, even tho you annoy me to pieces it's better than reading how to adopt a pet.
By: dixie on June 5, 2012 - 8:06pm - Add new comment
Did I read the article correctly that Beaufort county is going to give I Pads to the local schools? Could this be, after the fiasco that happened when the "powers that be" decided to give each child a lap top a few years ago and then they mysteriously disappeared at the end of the term?
Aren't there better things to spend money on for the kids than that? I would say it is a great idea except for what happened with the lap tops. What stupitidy.


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Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes
- Total Time:
- 35 min
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Cook:
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- 4 to 6 servings
- Level:
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- 2 pounds Yukon golden potatoes, washed and quartered
- Salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- Freshly ground black pepper
Place potatoes in a large stockpot and cover with cold water. Add salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium and cook until fork tender. Drain well. Add back to the pot that they were cooked in.
Meanwhile, heat butter and cream until hot. Add the crumbled blue cheese and stir together. Add sauce to potatoes and mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
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quote:Are libertarians stupid enough to listen to Beck?
quote:Plant by who?
quote:He's a fiscal libertarian.
quote:So who gets to decide who is a libertarian and who isn't?
quote:One can't be a "fiscal libertarian". You are either a Libertarian or not
quote:Who writes Glenn Beck's newsletter?
quote: It's America, you can be anything you want.
quote:It's America, you can be anything you want.
quote:And that includes ignorant, which you're perfecting. You can't be a fiscal libertarian. That title makes no sense.
quote:Wow you got litmus test? Do you get handed a card?
quote:Can you lose that card if you disagree with one part of the libertarian way?
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7 but he said to me, "You shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the boy shall be a nazirite to God from birth to the day of his death.' " | 7 But he said to me, 'You will conceive and give birth to a son. Now then, drink no wine or other fermented drink and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from birth until the day of his death.' " |
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Posted: Nov 21, 2008 3:13pm ET
I've been traveling to cigar country for 13 years. They're wonderful places, but if you're visiting a tobacco field or a cigar factory, odds are you won't be sleeping in a Four Seasons Hotel. There's even a chance you might have a close encounter with something exotic.Like a tarantula.
My close encounter with the Arnold Schwarzenegger of spiders took place back in September 1999, long before we had blogs on this Web site. I was looking through some old photos today, which reminded me of the incident, so I thought I'd share it with you here.
It was my first visit to Central America. I started in Nicaragua, spending about one week in cigar factories and tobacco fields, then drove along the Pan American Highway from Estelí, Nicaragua, to Danlí, Honduras. I met with a few cigarmakers, visiting a few factories in the town, and then I drove with Christian and Julio Eiroa to their farmhouse in the Jamastrán Valley.
The house was beautiful, and the Eiroas are wonderful hosts. They made me feel right at home. As you can imagine, you don't grow tobacco in big cities—these are farms, out in the middle of nowhere. It was a good drive to the farm, and we arrived after the sun had set. As we drove up a hill to the house, I saw some kind of deer running away from the headlights.
We had a great dinner, and soon it was time for bed. I went to my room, and felt like reading a bit before turning in. The lamp by the bed wasn't plugged in. I saw the outline of an outlet behind a pillow, so I took the cord and moved the pillow to plug it in. And that's when I saw the tarantula.
Don't call it a spider. I know tarantulas are spiders, but calling this thing a spider is a gross understatement. It was bigger than a hockey puck and it was covered in hair. And it didn't look happy.
This is the time in the story when I should mention that I'm afraid of spiders.
So what did I do? First of all I figured no one back home would believe my story, so I grabbed my camera and snapped a photo. Check it out.
I outweighed this spider by more than 200 pounds, but I was clearly outgunned here. I needed help. I called for Christian.
At first, he thought I was lying. (Glad I took that picture.) "You mean a spider," he said with a smile. "No, a tarantula," I said, spreading out my arms to try and give him an idea of the size of this thing. He went into the room, raised an eyebrow, and left. He came back quickly, carrying a plastic cup, and scooped the thing up and covered it with a plate.
Brave guy, that Christian.
He tossed the tarantula outside, and I somehow managed to fall asleep that night. The following day, we toured his fields in Jamastran and smoked the prototype versions of what would become the Camacho Corojo: the cigars were fantastic.
A few things happened with the Tarantula Incident. First, it gave me a great story for dinner parties. (The wife loves it.) Second, it cured my fear of normal-size spiders. Every arachnid I've encountered since seems tiny and innocent compared to that Honduran hulk.
I've had my share of other cigar country adventures since, from erupting volcanoes to a tree that collapsed due to an overload of iguanas, but those are stories for another day.
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Jose Blanco — November 22, 2008 8:12am ET
Dave, your Italian and a Yankee fan you guys don't scare easy, have a great weekend.
Tom Daniels — December 2, 2008 3:56pm ET
Wonderful story. All the details are included, particularly as it regards the tarantula. BTW, don't Italians have a song about tarantulas? Sure they do, it's called "Tarantella". I'll be thinking of this story with my next smoke.
David Savona — New York — December 3, 2008 1:07pm ET
Thanks Jose, great hearing from you. Since I've yet to see a tarantula in the Dominican Republic, I'll be sure to visit soon. :)
David Savona — New York — December 3, 2008 1:07pm ET
Tom, now I have a reason to be frightened at Italian weddings, as well as on visits to Central America. Thanks for the comment, and happy smoking.
Guy Didio — April 1, 2010 7:17am ET
Can't help but think how many fine cigar reviews we would have never read had that Tarantella got its way with you.Thanks for sharing.
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- Vocal Talent: Michael Cornacchia (Bouncing Boy/Chuck Taine), Jennifer Hale (Emerald Empress), Shawn Harrison (Timber Wolf), Heather Hogan (Phantom Girl/Tinya Wazzo), Yuri Lowenthal (Superboy/Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-el), Andy Milder (Lightning Lad/Garth Ranzz), Wil Wheaton (Cosmic Boy/Rokk Krinn), April Winchell (Winema Wazzo), Adam Wylie (Brainiac 5/Quel Dox).
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- Voice Director: Kelly Ward. Supervising Sound Editors: Robert Hargreaves, Mark Keatts.
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On a mission to the last surviving outpost of Krypton, Superman learns how Brainiac 5's ancestor was the one who participated in the destruction of his homeworld.
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"Glee's" Naya Rivera and rapper Big Sean are engaged!
Just Jared was the first to break the news from last night's red carpet for Latina Magazine's Hollywood Hot List Party, where Rivera looked stunning in a Giorgio Armani outfit with one major fashion accessory – a huge square-cut diamond on her left ring finger.
Rivera, 26, herself posted a picture from the carpet on Instagram showing off the ring, saying "#ladymoment." Big moment indeed.
Related: 'Glee' Goodbye Pic Released for Cory Monteith Episode
Her fans and followers were quick to congratulate her. The engagement comes six months after the couple went public in April.
In this month's GQ, Big Sean told the magazine that he's now a Gleek because of Rivera.
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I own a GP100, and since I applied for my Concealed Carry Permit the other day, i want to buy a shoulder holster for it. I own a Ruger LCP which I will carry MUCH more often than the GP100, but on the occasion that I choose to pack my hand-cannon, what brand or style of shoulder holster do you guys recommend ? I know that I will really only be able to use it in the winter when I wear a jacket, but I still want one. Thanks for the input- -Being a revolver, it obviously does not need to be the kind that can hold extra magazines...
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My daily carry gun is Para 7-45 LDA in a Bianchi X - 15 shoulder holster, but when I'm in the woods here in North Carolina, I carry a S&W 686 Plus (seven shot) 4" barrel in the same X -15 holster and two speed loaders in a belt carrier carrying 270 gn. jacketed soft point hand loads. I've had the X-15 for 40 years and its had lots of use, but still works fine, except that it squeaks when you move. A little wax helps reduce that. I've thinking of looking into getting a Blackhawk closed cell shoulder holster or a nylon Hunter holster or most likely, a Bianchi Ballistic weave nylon. Make sure it is vertical carry.
mv, Have you ever considered carrying inside the waist band (IWB)? I carry my 3" GP-100 that way all the time. I use a holster made by Tucker Gunleather called the Texas Heratige. It is superbly comfortable and I can simply cover it up by using an untucked shirt or tshirt. Here is my gun & holster. This holster is also tuckable, meaning you can tuck your shirt in between the holster and clips. Bloom it out a bit and it disappears.
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We are celebrating Mom's birthday this weekend. She loves lemon desserts. She loves light desserts. The recipe below is one of her favorites that we haven't had in eons. My problem is Saturday is going to be a pretty full day. I would like to make it on Thursday or Friday to be served Saturday evening. What do you think? Lemon Dessert (not a fancy name, but that is what Mom calls it) 1 angel food cake Cut brown parts off of cake. Break cake into walnut size pieces. Set aside. Beat egg yolks. Add 3/4 cup of sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Cook in double boiler over boiling water until thick. Add gelatin which has been dissolved in cool water. Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually adding remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Continue beating until sugar is dissolved. Fold in lemon sauce. Add cake to mixture. Fold in whipped cream. Spread in rectangular pan/dish. Cover and chill for several hours. Cut into squares to serve. |
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Can you make it Friday afternoon or evening? It needs to chilled several hours and I'm sure overnight to next day would be okay. Do you remember how leftovers held up? |
lascatx, I've wracked my brain to remember leftovers. I can't. I think it has been at least 25 years since any of us have made this stuff. I find it a bit fiddly with having to cut all of the crust off the cake, make lemon curd, etc etc. But since it is Mom's b'day, I'd like to make it. Friday evening ought to be free, but sometimes the neighbors get together for an impromptu dinner on Fridays. Maybe I'll try to slip it in early Friday afternoon. My recollection is it isn't a quick dessert to make. Does anyone have a tip for making it easier to remove the brown crust from the angel food cake? |
Don't forget you can make excellent lemon curd in the microwave. The recipe is on Allrecipes.com, it really cuts the time and effort of lemon curd |
I wouldn't want to leave it too long. At some point it's going to go mooshy. You could do a lot of the prep a couple days in advance, though. Tips for trimming the cake. Use the finest toothed sharpest bread knife you have. Wipe off all the crumbs between cuts. If it's still crumbly, try slightly chilling the cake. Breaking it up early will probably be good, the way breaking up bread for bread pudding is, unless it's very humid in your house. If so, store in an airtight container. If not, let it get a bit dried out. You can separate the eggs a couple of days early as well, and make the curd. Then you'd just have to whip the eggwhites and cream, mix everything and chill it. |
deeebert, I can't wait to try the allrecipes microwave lemon curd. I'm a little skittish about trying it in this recipe though. The one above compared to the allrecipes version has twice as many eggs and no butter. Wonder if I could take the ingredients in my recipe and use the microwave method for the lemon curd? Any ideas on how to do that? Stir in shorter increments? Maybe microwave for 30 seconds and stir? plllog, thanks! Breaking the recipe down into elements makes good sense! p.s. I live in the South. It's always humid. |
bbstyx, if it helps, I use Colleen's Lemon Curd recipe, made in the microwave. I love it and it works every time. Ashley likes it better without the lemon zest, I like the zest in. The sneaky notes are Colleen's, and the last time I made this I used Meyer Lemons from Beachlily. I eat the stuff with a spoon... Lemon Butter (Colleen's) Annie |
Thanks, Annie. That sounds yummy. I'm still wondering, though, if lemon curd can be used in my recipe. As written, it doesn't have any butter in it. It is a very light textured dessert. It is similar to a chiffon in lightness. I think the butter in the curd may make it too heavy/rich/creamy for use in Mother's Lemon Dessert recipe. Anyone with an opinion on actual lemon curd being used in place of the not-quite-lemon-curd in the recipe? |
I don't know if you're purchasing the angel food cake, but assume so. If so, you might look and see if your store sells angel food cake in loaves instead of the traditional shape. It might take two, but it is so much easier to slice off the straight sides than shaving a round one. I'd use an electric knife if you have one, maybe put the cake in the freezer for 1/2 hour or so to firm it up before slicing off the brown. Then I'd tear the cake and put the prepared cake pieces in an airtight container. I'd make the lemon sauce and save the whites. Refrig all, and on Sat a.m. I'd whip the whites and then the whipping cream, fold in the lemon sauce and assemble. |
Yes, what Olychick said. :) I thought we were just using "curd" as a generic term. If you put butter in it, you'll want to remove some cream, or you'll just have a greaseball. I'd stick with the recipe as written, with the do-aheads, since it's a favorite and you want it to come out as expected, or as close as you can manage given the time demands. The looser it is, the better it'll get into the cake, which is another reason not to use butter. You might need to warm up the lemon mixture a little to refresh and loosen it. With the acid and sugar in it, it should keep fine for the day or two it's going to sit. |
Yes, I'm purchasing an angel food cake. I would like to use a homemade angel food cake, but (a) I've never made one and now isn't the time to learn; and (b) this is for Mother and she always used a store-bought cake, so home-made might make the dessert taste "off" to her. Thanks everyone for taking the time to help me sort through this and for your excellent advice and tips! |
Worst case -- the edges of the cake are cut off primarily for appearance. You could bypass that step, but freezing the cake would make trimming easier. Use a serrated knife -- like a bread knife (I've never owned an electric knife). The cake can be made (or bought) and prepped in advance -- just store in a zip loc or air tight container. You could even that part a week ahead and freeze. Once you do that, the rest should go together pretty easily, especially if you have a way to beat egg whites and whip cream without stopping to wash (stand mixer, hand mixer, stick blender). I'd still try to do the assembly no earlier than Friday evening so everything stays light. If you want to make the cake, it really isn't a hard cake to make, but I find it hard to use or justify tossing a dozen yolks too often so I will share that Duncan Hines Angel Food cake mix makes a very decent cake -- and they have instructions, or at least baking times, for loaf pans if I recall correctly. I think it is much better than what I can buy here. Your mom will enjoy the dinner and the dessert no matter |
I had an electric knife once. Wish I knew where it went. It was really useful for things like carving a turkey or slicing a ham. I know it would be super for cutting the crust off an angel food cake. I suspect it went to Goodwill in some cleaning frenzy I got into. Thanks for the tip on the Duncan Hines angel food cake mix. I'm already back from the store and I picked up one there. Maybe one day I'll make one from scratch! Isn't there a way to freeze egg yolks? |
- Posted by publickman (My Page) on Thu, Aug 21, 14 at 18:41
Isn't there a way to freeze egg yolks? Yes - make a creme Anglaise and freeze it in an ice cream maker. I always have leftover egg whites when I make ice cream using a creme Anglaise. You can also use egg yolks to make mayonnaise, hollandaise, Avgolemono, and many other sauces. If you are artistic, you can make egg tempera with the yolks and do a painting. Lars |
Lars, you are just full of suggestions - most of them good! |
Here's the follow up on the Lemon Dessert. My brand-new knife made relatively swift work of cutting the brown off the angel food cake. Then it went downhill from there. It took me 3 1/2 hours of near constant cooking to make this dish. And I really don't know how it took so long! The lemons weren't very juicy and it took forever to juice enough to get 3/4 of a cup of lemon juice. I made the lemon sauce in the microwave following the directions for the microwave lemon curd. Stopping to stir every 30 seconds until the sauce thickened took a while. I don't know if my stirring with a wire whisk helped or hurt, but it seemed to get thinner after each stirring. The finished product had a slight smell of overcooked eggs. I used pasteurized eggs. The whites will whip, but the Safe Egg website warns that it will take longer than usual. It took me 15 to 20 minutes to whip them to moderately stiff peaks with a KA stand mixer. Then whipped the cream and combined all the parts. My family liked it and Mother especially enjoyed it. However, I'm afraid they won't see it again soon. I think I dirtied every bowl in my kitchen! |
Mother especially enjoyed it Yay!!! That's success! It sounds like making the curd on the stove would have been a lot easier (it really is easy to do!). I never remember to do this, but I have very juicy garden lemons and great reamers, and if there's any juice hiding I don't know where it is, still, they say for getting the juice out of a lemon, it helps to cut it lengthwise. There's a thing about it on The Kitchn (for example). |
pll, I agree, making the curd on the stove would have been easier. I don't have a double boiler, though, so I thought I'd give the microwave technique a shot. Thanks for the lemon cutting tip! Loved watching the Gourmet video. I miss Gourmet. [sigh]. Because I couldn't figure out how many lemons I might need to get 3/4 cup of juice, I bought a bag of lemons instead of individual lemons. The lemons in the bag were smaller. And I was gratified that Mother enjoyed it. As an aside, neither my sister nor I knew what Mother's favorite cake flavor was. When she called last night, I asked her. Her answer was "all of them!" |
Glad your mom enjoyed it. She sounds like my mom, and that makes me smile. Thanks. I made a key lime pie from fresh key limes once -- those tiny thing take forever to get a quantity of juice. I understand what that's like. |
Bbstx, re the double boiler, if you have a tempered glass mixing bowl, that's bigger than your saucepan, that works really well. A small stainless--or even better, enamelled--bowl would work, too. Or you can fold up an old tea towel and put in in the middle of a frying pan with a small sauce pan or bowl on top of it, and the water covering the towel. You can do the towel bit for a bain marie, too--it's the old fashioned way--though the oven temperature always worries me. Your curd/melted chocolate/caramel/hollandaise/anything-needing-a-double boiler will be at a low enough temperature that you needn't worry about cooking the towel. Hm...but for that matter, you could probably use a thick ribbed silicone potholder, instead, if you happen to have one. Part of the reason for the towel is to keep the smaller pot from sliding in a larger one, when you can't use a larger bowl over a smaller pot (and, of course, it's to keep the heat from transmitting directly from the bottom vessel into the top one, which is why a silpat isn't adequate). And, if you have induction, you can do it on setting #1 or #2 and skip the double boiler altogether! Edit: I meant to say, I get it about the small lemons! My friend's heritage tree puts out softballs, but even my dwarf lemon tree has juicy ones. I think they must pick those bag lemons for their size, when they're under ripe. I also totally get it about trying a new technique! You don't know until you try! |
This post was edited by plllog on Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 17:50
I'm sure any glass oven dish will work fine so long as it'll rest on the edge of the pot securely and doesn't hang down into the water. Good point about the silicone trivet being too thin for the double boiler, but you could also use it with a spare block of wood to keep things from shifting, or just the block of wood, or do the towel trick thicker. Your oven bowl is a much better idea, however. If it's resting on open (rather than flange) handles, you might want to pad them with paper towels or something just to insulate them a little, or use a small enough pot that the sides of the bowl sit on the edge. Just in case, because the handles have a lot of internal stresses. Re your pictured handled bowl, even with the $15 delivery fee, it's still a bargain. A lot less than gas! Amazon has something similar, but for over twice as much. Might be worth it if you have Prime or order enough for the free shipping. People also really like this magic pitcher style double boiler. The water goes in between the inner and outer walls. I prefer enamel or glass, however, being that they're non-reactive. I think your glass bowl will be just fine. :) |
Well, I would point out that if you were going to use the lemon curd microwave method as far as the 30-second bursts went, you should have used the _whole_ method, ie, heated the juice, rind and sugar in one zap (probably about 3 mins) until quite hot, _then_ added the yolks and done the 30-second bursts. The wire whisk was a good choice, but how much were you stirring? A quick turn or two would have been enough just to eliminate hot spots. |
Colleenoz, thanks for pointing that out. I totally missed it in the lemon curd recipe. I mixed yolks, sugar, juice, and zest together then did the zapping 30 seconds at a time. And I did a pretty vigorous fluffing with the whisk each time. I must have been the only one put-off by the overcooked egg smell, though. Everyone ate all they were served and some asked for seconds. plllog, when I go to the Ikea website, it tells me the STABIL Double Boiler insert is not available for purchase online. Truth be told, I have use for a double boiler about once every 2 years. I have successfully made blender hollandaise for years, so I don't need a double boiler for that. Maybe twice a year, I melt chocolate and I use the microwave for that. I think I'll just use some of your work arounds. While looking on Amazon at plllog's links, I followed a link for an All-Clad double boiler. The description starts "Crafted of porcelain." It is no more crafted of porcelain than I am! How odd. |
I was intrigued, since that seems to be the universal description, so I ran it down. The All-Clad site even says "porcelain" but doesn't explain. A customer review on Cooking.com says "heavy, non-metal insert". Here's a description from Metrokitchen.com: AHA! Progress! Then I found a much better picture on good old Houzz: Here's another view from Jlhufford.com It's a porcelain bowl grafted onto an All-Clad pot handle! It's actually a pretty cool design. It gets to be their signature stainless steel, but still a perfectly non-reactive interior. They have a larger one that they say is non-reactive because it's 18/10 stainless, and that's sort of true, but the porcelain is better. :) The picture at Chef's Arsenal that confounded you is probably of that bigger insert. OTOH, the shape isn't the most convenient looking. I haven't found a picture of the interior, but, for whisking, a true bowl shape works better, and, especially, a wider opening so you have room to work sideways, rather than up and down. Pyrex, Duralex, Arc and Anchor Hocking all make appropriate glass bowls. :) They're often sold as cheap open stock at grocery stores that have housewares sections, and they also come in nesting sets. Very useful things to have around. I have the Arc set, an extra from the "Arcoroc" days that was my mothers (most useful size and most used) and an extra set of the four smallest. You could check the market for a good bowl to use as a double boiler. :) |
Pll, I think you have put your finger on what has always bothered/irritated me about double boilers. I don't like the rim inside most inserts. I understand why it is there but it annoys me. |
- Posted by solsthumper (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 0:35
bbstx, as usual, I'm late. But for future reference . . . When making lemon curd, there is absolutely no need for a double boiler. You will, however, require two things: 1. A heavy, non-reactive saucepan. And the most important thing to remember, once the pan hits the burner, do not walk away from it, because that will be the exact moment the lemon curd will boil and curdle, just to spite you. If you decide to try again next year, I will provide every helpful tip I know regarding this luscious citrus concoction. And will post the recipe I use, if you need one. Sol |
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for reference: http://rollingjubilee.org/ and http://occupywallst.org/article/…
general overall idea: OWS raises money to purchase debt for pennies on the dollar, marks it paid in full and relieves whoever had debt that was under their umbrella no longer does. they did a test run of $500 and bought / erased $14,000 in debt. they want to raise $50,000 and say they can erase $1million in debt.
now, i don't know much about finance and debt. on the surface, this seems like a great idea. however the criticisms i've heard is that the debt being bought is considered un-recoupable, which then would basically be giving money to debt collectors while doing very little other than helping someone's credit.
anybody out there know how this works more specifically who could shine a light on it? i generally support OWS and their ideas, but i try to not fall to a conclusion without getting as informed as possible.
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'... doing very little other than helping someone's credit.'
Which is already a huge thing, when you consider that people in this Western system of liberal capitalism are nobodies, unless their credit is good.
I like this idea.
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This is a bad idea. As uuuuuuu stated, it doesn't solve where the debt is generated. Who can you trust to pay their debt if there are groups popping up to to pay your debt for you? What keeps someone from buying too much on credit then resorting to these tactics?
Since 1967, the debt held by the American public has increased from $1.4 billion to $972 billion in 2007. That's an increase on average of $24.265 billion per year. If you look at those numbers more recently, from 1997 (when that debt totaled $597 billion) to 2007, it is averaging an increase each year of $41.7 billion.
Using the last set of numbers, not accounting for inflation or market implications, that puts the American public's debt at an approximate $1.18 trillion as of today.
According to the numbers listed in the article above, $500 is 3.57% of $14,000 and $50,000 is 5% of $1,000,000 with an average buy of 4.29%.
4.29% of the aforementioned $1.18 trillion is $50,592,857,142.86.
That's $50.6 billion dollars that would need to be raised to buy out the current debt owed by the America credit card holders.
More info on credit card holders in the US: There are approximately 609.8 million credit cards in the US. Considering that each credit card holder owns on average 3.5 credit cards, you can deduce an approximate number of credit card users in America at 174,228,571. This equals out to $ $1,935.88 per credit card or $6,775.58 per person.
When you realize that large number of $1+ trillion gets spread so thin through roughly 175 million people, I see no need for another person or organization to pay your debt off for you, especially at a rate of only 5% of what money was actually spent. If you want to own a $20,000 boat you should pay $20,000, not $1,000 as this model is showing.
The money is not free, it does not appear out of thin air nor is the credit card issuer forcing anyone to spend beyond their means. If the credit card company is left holding the bag, expect them to dry up and go away, no credit for anyone, regardless of your credit score. If the boat retailer is left holding the bag, don't expect them to stay in business for more than a season.
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Hey everyone!
I would like to thank all the artist who have sent color samples, there has been a lot of people interested and I've seen a lot of fantastic work, so really thank you for giving it a shot and put time into it.
Due to the amount of samples I've been getting I won't be able to reply to all the submissions but believe me , I've seen all of them so far. I will contact the artist or artists personally if I'm interested in you work so please be patient since there are a lot of submission being revised.
Just to get some questions out of the way:
-You can color as many samples as you want, form 1 to 4 is fine.
-There is no time limit on submitting work so take you time!
-you can mail the images at "email@example.com" or at my DA account
-PLEASE! no hi res files, only low res.
- add "color sample" to the headline of the E-mail.
Lot of people are asking for feedback on their samples and while I can't go to each artist individually, I'll just point some of general mistakes sometimes colorist make;
One of the major mistakes people make is the use of white tones (fantastic four outfits in this case) since there is no value to it people just assume white will always be white and it's shadows always grey, you have to keep in mind that white takes the tone of the light that surrounds it, if you have a white cloth on a moon light the white turns blueish and shadows purple or blueish, if you put it agains sun light it may have oranges or yellow tones, it's all very subtle, but that subtleness and details makes a huge difference.
Another note is the use of materials, always keep in mind that different materials behave different to light so as a colorist it's expected to have that knowledge, some artist just add volume to the images but forget of how a metal would look next to a cloth or to a human skin, just get some ref images to study how the materials look. it's all in the details!
And last, the trickiest one..adding "mood" to a scene, I'm pretty sure as a fellow artist you have sometime seen an image and get this feeling of being in the scene or really believing that what you're seeing is a real place even thou it's on another galaxy, that's achieved by the "mood" on the scenes and mood is something hard to teach, since it involves adding colors as a whole and making the whole image "click" so again, practice...look at "moody" movies and try to study the colors on those scenes, figure out how each mood affects the scene. War movies usually have a general brownish/green tone to depict pain and struggle while sic-fi will use more of a bluish/green or erotic scenes use of reds to accentuate the passion. So pay attention to details and look around!
Again, thanks to all the artist who have been interested and hope I solved some issues.


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Lorry number KL-01-N-9327 rarely ferried any cargo. However, it regularly travelled back and forth between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Border check-post officials rarely challenged the vehicle because its crew, on the face of it, had nothing to declare.
These routine and apparently purposeless trips aroused the suspicion of Excise Commissioner Anil Xavier's special team, which is primarily tasked to intercept illicit spirit consignments smuggled into the State from distilleries in sugarcane growing regions in the country.
He ordered Excise Inspector T. Anikumar and preventive officer K. Abhilash to follow up the 'strange case' of the lorry.
They shadowed the lorry in unmarked vehicles. They found the driver had on Monday parked the lorry at a particular locality in Madurai and walked away.
Another man picked the vehicle from there and drove it to an unknown destination. Hours later, he delivered the vehicle back to the spot from where it was driven back to Kerala. The Excise team found the cargo hold to be empty, but still tailed the vehicle to find out its destination.
They sensed the vehicle was carrying something contraband. At Pallipuram, the driver abruptly stopped the vehicle and attempted to decamp. (Investigators would later learn that the driver had received a message on his mobile phone to abort the mission and flee).
They checked the vehicle and found nearly 800 litres of spirit, contained in 35-litre plastic cans, concealed in a false cavity in the cargo hold.
The driver told investigators that he had been promised Rs.5,000 to deliver the vehicle to Karunagapally and was innocent of its cargo.
Excise officials said that large-scale smuggling of spirit into the State was under way well ahead of Onam when liquor consumption peaked in the State. Spirit smugglers now used certain industrial areas in Madurai as a staging point for their operations. (This year they had seized 4,000 litres of contraband spirit in the district alone, which accounted for only a mere fraction of the illicit stuff smuggled into the State).
They said the inter-State spirit smugglers used cleverly altered 'system vehicles,' the Excise Department's phraseology for latest vehicles equipped with secret chambers to conceal contraband spirit, for their operations. There are 12 key border check-posts in Kerala. More than 10,000 cargo vehicles enter the State daily through these. Most of these check-posts are located near areas that have several unmanned byroads. Hundred per cent checking of vehicles entering the State is impossible and detection of contraband spirit consignments is next to impossible in the absence of specific information, sources say.
Keywords: Excise department, illicit spirit, spirit smuggling